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Herbert W. Spencer

Chilean American television and film composer, orchestrator (1905-1992)
Person human Q5735828

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
April 7, 1905
Date of death
September 18, 1992
Place of birth
Santiago
Place of death
Culver City
Country of citizenship
Chile, United States[8][9]
Occupation
composer, orchestrator
Educated at
University of Pennsylvania[11]
Spouse
Diana Reid[7]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song Score[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish, English[16][17]
Birth name
Herbert Winfield Spencer Gallo[18]
Family name
Spencer[13]
Given name
Herbert[14]
Native language
Spanish[10]
P14750
39C8-D335-8085-0234-F911[19]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000118189487
VIAF cluster ID
169190925
Library of Congress authority ID
nr98043760
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
2879
Danish National Filmography person ID
16354
Discogs artist ID
806761
Europeana entity
agent/base/79036
Film.ru person ID
herbert-w-spencer
Freebase ID
/m/08s_1f
Grove Music Online ID
A2093501
IMDb ID
nm0817965
Kinobox person ID
909167
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MusicBrainz artist ID
9b22ac11-b33e-4ac5-936a-940601c98d70
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987008817253505171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4797080
Plex person key
5dcd3774d57001001f0d867f
Prabook ID
2347923
TMDB person ID
1336275
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjmMQbT4hmtwbwHDJBXVC
Yale LUX ID
person/527c617d-4575-483b-9a1b-f43d75d26368
ČSFD person ID
389478

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🔗 Connections
Compositions 3
The Danny Thomas Show, Diamond Horseshoe, The I Don't Care Girl
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Chile
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Spanish
Mb:orchestrator 2
The Imperial March, The Imperial March
Educated at 1
University of Pennsylvania
Family name 1
Spencer
Given name 1
Herbert
Instance of 1
human
Mb:member of band 1
The California Ramblers
Native language 1
Spanish
Occupation 1
composer
Place of birth 1
Santiago
Place of death 1
Culver City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Herbert W. Spencer was born on April 7, 1905[1], in Santiago[2]. He died on September 18, 1992[3], in Culver City[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and orchestrator[6].

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1905-04-07[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1992-09-18[23]

  • Community tags: composer, orchestrator[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9b22ac11-b33e-4ac5-936a-940601c98d70[25]

FAQs

Where was Herbert W. Spencer born?

Herbert W. Spencer was born in Santiago[2].

Where did Herbert W. Spencer die?

Herbert W. Spencer passed away in Culver City[4].

Who was Herbert W. Spencer married to?

Herbert W. Spencer's spouses include Diana Reid[7].

What did Herbert W. Spencer do for work?

Herbert W. Spencer worked as a composer[5] and orchestrator[6].

Where did Herbert W. Spencer go to school?

Herbert W. Spencer was educated at University of Pennsylvania[11].

Related Entities

Chile United States

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  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 10w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
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    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
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